Trocola v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “abuse of discretion in the denial of a continuance seems to be that defense counsel must be afforded a reasonable opportunity to investigate and prepare any applicable defense. Id. at 1231 . Such a”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boffo v. State · 952 So. 2d 590 - MDB v. State

2. “Trial courts are under constant pressure to move cases through the criminal justice system. All judges are fully aware that unless cases are efficiently processed, the burden of backlog begins to choke, and unwanted delays multiply exponentially. One of our primary functions, however, is to make sure that trials are fair. We cannot lose sight of that laudable goal in the name of expediency.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Madison v. State · 942 So. 2d 12 - Brown v. State

3. “abuse of discretion to the disadvantage of the accused or unless the rights of the accused might have been jeopardized by the continuance determination. See, e.g., Trocola v. State, 867 So.2d 1229, 1230-31 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) (applying the standard of review in an adult proceeding). The”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 952 So. 2d 590 - MDB v. State · 998 So. 2d 1175 - Jackson v. State